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[neoclassical at mail.com]

> > Neofascist? I thought this was a war for "freedom of the Iraqi people,"
> > including women's rights, and of course one that benefits both free
> > enterprise, Israel and religious freedom in Iraq.
> > 
> > Seems more Huxleyist than Orwellist :)
> > 
> Ironically, women had more rights in Iraq than they do in Saudi Arabia or
> most of the other Middle Eastern countries. Iraq was arguably the most
> westernized.

That may or may not be true; what is important is the motivation and method of control of the empire. Clearly not fascist, or really neofascist, although one might point to something well documented in history...

> > This is why literature is a superior artform to, say, rock music.
> > 
> > Then again, we could also say the same thing for Faulkner and Dumas, so...
> > 
> As a rock musician, I would beg to differ. How so?

Rock music has narrow penetration within a potential target audience, and limited duration. Most people are involved with it from age 14-28 and then find it quaint as in something familiar played over grocery store speakers. A small group of scenesters persist, but their actual effect in society is minimal compared to that of literature.

It seems to me that without performance, and promotion, most rock music fades into the wallpaper - on an artistic level. (This is an aside and does not constitute part of the argument expressed above.)


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